Romania vs Zambia: Cotton yields

Romania
0.9 tonnes per hectare
in 1999
Zambia
0.8751 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Romania rank
71st
Zambia rank
74th

Cotton yields over time

  • Romania
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.9 tonnes per hectare against 0.8751 tonnes per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 0.0249 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 74th of 100 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5438 tonnes per hectare 0.6322 tonnes per hectare 0.0884 tonnes per hectare Zambia
1980s 0.5935 tonnes per hectare 0.6123 tonnes per hectare 0.0189 tonnes per hectare Zambia
1990s 0.7608 tonnes per hectare 0.7962 tonnes per hectare 0.0354 tonnes per hectare Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cotton yields, Romania or Zambia?
Romania, at 0.9 tonnes per hectare against 0.8751 tonnes per hectare in Zambia as of 1999.
What is the difference in cotton yields between Romania and Zambia?
0.0249 tonnes per hectare, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zambia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 1999.
How do Romania and Zambia rank globally for cotton yields?
Romania ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 74th of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cotton yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cotton yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 5,475 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.